Business Officer II

About Us

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is one of the largest, most complex agencies in the state, and has approximately 17,000 employees. It is responsible for ensuring the health, safety, and well-being of all North Carolinians, providing human service needs for special populations including individuals who are deaf, blind, developmentally disabled, and mentally ill, and helping poor North Carolinians achieve economic independence.

The Division of State Operated Healthcare Facilities is responsible for the administrative and clinical management and coordination of services among the state operated psychiatric hospitals, developmental centers, alcohol and drug abuse treatment centers, child facilities, and neuro-medical treatment centers. Those services and supports include development, planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of 3 psychiatric hospitals, 3 developmental centers, 3 alcohol and drug abuse treatment centers, 2 child/adolescent residential schools, and 3 neuro-medical treatment centers.

DSOHF is organized into functional Sections led by a Division Director. These Sections work primarily with a specific facility type and is comprised of an Assistant Division Director and professional staff.

This position assists with analyzing the agency's large complex budget to ensure accurate alignment of expenditures and revenues. Also, this position will main a job costing system to accurately record expenditures incurred in developing, testing, and maintaining computer-based application programs for various agencies within DHHS to maximize the utilization of federal receipts. This position will be in collaboration with the DHHS Controller's Office to develop and maintain the cost allocation plan for the division, providing reconciliation and analysis functions before and after the monthly cost allocation process, and in the month-end and year-end closeout with the DHHS Controller's Office.

This position will also assist with expansion and continuation budget development and execution.

The primary purpose of the Budget Analyst/Business Officer II position is to provide comprehensive budget and analytical support to the various programs within the State Operated Healthcare Facilities. Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

• -Assist in developing and implementing the base budget and change budgets
• -Interpret and apply general statutes, the State Budget Act, and OSBM policies and procedures throughout the budget process
• -Prepare budget revision for assigned programs/funds to ensure the budget is accurately aligned.
• -Process daily transactions (invoices, travel reimbursements, conference authorizations, funding worksheets, and purchase requests) to ensure timely and accurate support for assigned funds/programs
• -maintain extensive knowledge of the programs of the Division to provide informed budget guidance
• -Assist division managers, departmental staff, and the department's Office of the Controller with budget and financial issues and concerns.
• -Utilize and develop routine and/or specialized financial reports.
• -Perform other federal and state grants budget duties as needed

Knowledge

Skills and Abilities

/Management Preferences

Salary Range: $60,881 - $106,544

Recruitment Range: $60,881 - $72,246

Candidates now meet the minimum qualifications of a position if they meet the minimum education and experience listed on the vacancy announcement.

The Knowledge

Skills and Abilities

/ Management Preferences are not required. Applicants who possess the following skills are preferred.

• Experience working in NCFS, eProcurement, Open Window, NCIBIS budget system, and other NC state authorized systems
• Experience with ing with budget analysis and state budget processes
• Experience with maintaining financial records administration in all aspects of business services
• Experience in organizational skills and attention to detail
• Experience with compiling, organizing, summarizing, and analyzing financial data for financial projections, data entry skills with a high degree of accuracy while meeting deadlines

This position will close at 11:59 p.m. the night before the end date.

The NC Division of State Operated Healthcare Facilities oversees and manages 13 State Operated healthcare facilities that treat adults and children with mental illness, developmental disabilities and substance use disorders. DSOHF devise…